Doodle
Doodle is an online scheduling tool that uses group polls and calendar data to find meeting times that work across busy schedules. Teams, schools and client-facing groups use it to replace long email chains with one shared availability link.
#12 in Business & Finance ToolsScheduling AppsFree plan
Who it's for
Best for
Teams and coordinators scheduling meetings across many calendars and time zones
Teachers and university staff arranging group events with a quick poll
Not for
Organizers who expect unlimited free polls, time options and deletions
Groups that cannot risk a confirmed booking vanishing from the calendar
Features
Day View
Brings meetings, tasks, focus time and availability into one view of the day, showing what is happening now, what is next and what needs attention.
Quick Actions
Sends an email, follows up, reschedules or clears time directly from a meeting card, without leaving the day view.
Collaboration Rooms
Keeps the agenda, notes, participants and follow-ups for a meeting in one shared space, so preparation and next steps stay attached to the meeting.
Branded external scheduling
Shares availability through a unique link that carries a logo and branding for a clean, professional external booking page.
Time protection rules
Sets no-meeting blocks, focus time and meeting hour limits, then applies them across an organization automatically.
What users say
Pros
- Collects availability from a large group in one poll, turning weeks of email back-and-forth into a confirmed meeting.
- Answering a poll takes a couple of clicks with no fuss, so polls get filled in rather than ignored.
- Calendar integration pulls existing appointments in, so a poll reflects real availability without manual copying.
- The free tier covers routine group scheduling for small teams without any subscription.
Cons
- Ads on the free plan cover much of the poll page, leaving only a narrow strip to read responses.
- The free plan allows one group poll and ten time options, forcing regular organizers into a paid upgrade.
- The delete-account link never arrives or fails, and paid charges continued after switching to the free plan.
- Paid appointments vanished from both the Doodle and Google calendars, with cancellation emails sent out for meetings that were never cancelled.
- Picking the Teams option before connecting an account deletes the meeting being set up, and the whole invitation must be rebuilt.
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Summarized from public user reviews and community discussions. View details
Global Traffic Rank
Top 50k
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ProFinds common slots, quick to answer, calendar sync, free tierMeeting buffers, reliable core booking, text remindersFast fixes for stuck bookings, setup help, calendar sync, remindersLead routing by region, quick booking, calendar sync
Better forOne-on-one sales and client booking links with automated call recaps, action items, and upfront payments.
Weaker atCoordinating large multi-person meetings through quick consensus availability polls.